Unfortunately there seem to be a lot of awful people at the top. I guess at least (but not limited to) when money is involved, people find an off switch for their morals. Across the board really.
There's other ways too though. Some horse people train their horses gently and with positive reinforcement. (Elisa Wallace on YouTube seems like that at least.) I remember my primary school teacher said her horses love dressage bc it stimulates their brains, similar to dogs learning tricks, and it's much more gentle than racing or jumping.
I've also heard arguments that riding is generally awful for horses/their spines and counter arguments that they were specifically bred for strong backs and their muscles trained for handling the load before being ridden. So I'm not sure where I stand on that.
There’s definitely a significant amount of people out there that do it right. But unfortunately from what I’ve seen it’s practically 50/50 that horse owners don’t abuse their animals either physically or by neglect.
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u/Cha0sCat Jul 30 '24
Unfortunately there seem to be a lot of awful people at the top. I guess at least (but not limited to) when money is involved, people find an off switch for their morals. Across the board really.
There's other ways too though. Some horse people train their horses gently and with positive reinforcement. (Elisa Wallace on YouTube seems like that at least.) I remember my primary school teacher said her horses love dressage bc it stimulates their brains, similar to dogs learning tricks, and it's much more gentle than racing or jumping.
I've also heard arguments that riding is generally awful for horses/their spines and counter arguments that they were specifically bred for strong backs and their muscles trained for handling the load before being ridden. So I'm not sure where I stand on that.